All Tax articles – Page 2
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Analysis & InsightOne in seven UK restaurants at risk of insolvency
Analysis by accountancy firm Price Bailey shows that 14% of UK restaurants have negative net assets on their balance sheets and fall into the maximum risk category
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NewsBanning zero hours contracts could cost businesses £2.9bn
New government data reveals the “eye-watering” added annual costs for employers which could result from reforms to zero hours contracts
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NewsAndy Burnham aims to go ‘further’ on business rates
The prime minister says there is “plenty more we can do” to support UK high streets, saying the cost of doing business is “too high”
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Analysis & InsightWetherspoon’s pricing strategy ‘could be better managed’
The value-led pub company has grown turnover substantially in recent years but seen little profit growth. Yet despite criticism over its prices being too cheap, analysts tell MCA Wetherspoon remains well run with a strong brand and clear strategy
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Analysis & InsightMore than 160 hotel deals over the line in first half of 2026
The UK hotel market recorded around £1.95bn in transaction volume during first half of this year, despite operational and costs challenges
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OpinionWestminster’s disdain of wet-led pubs is hostile and wrong
The licensing authority which oversees Soho, Covent Garden and St James believes more sitting down, food and table service will ease over-crowding at its busiest pubs. Be careful what you wish for
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NewsStaycation boost fails to ease pressures on hotel operators
A late summer surge in UK staycation bookings is helping drive demand across parts of the hotel sector, but operators say rising labour, energy and maintenance costs continue to squeeze profitability despite stronger trading
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NewsButcombe Group: ‘Major investments in the estate are driving growth’
The premium pub group has reported ‘strong’ half year results for 2026 with like-for-likes across its managed pub division up 5.2%
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InterviewsHarts Group teases new concept as turnover rises
CEO Sam Hart tells MCA the group will launch an ‘exciting new project’ later this year and remains confident about its Middle East prospects despite recent instability in the region
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NewsUKH: ‘Expanded holiday tax will hike costs for families’
The trade body warns government plans for nationwide holiday tax will cost 33,000 jobs and hike the cost of a family holiday
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OpinionButcombe Group: ‘Government must recognise the link between hospitality and farming’
COO Jayson Perfect argues why recognition of the shared interest and values of the two industries and the power of collaboration across food and drink supply chains has never been more vital
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NewsPM urged to intervene over EPR framework
Millions of products – such as coffee cups and takeaway containers – could switch back to single-use plastic because of “perverse consequences” of the extended producer responsibility packaging tax
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NewsGovernment to introduce free apprenticeship training for all eligible under-25s
The measure, which have been welcomed by UKHospitality, forms part of a wider package of support targeted at giving young people the skills, qualifications and experience local employers need
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NewsPhil Urban: ‘Credit where credit’s due, at least the new PM has done something’
The Mitchells & Butlers CEO tells MCA last week’s rates announcement is welcome and that he would also like to see the new government reverse the employer’s national insurance changes
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NewsBig Table sees ‘meaningful opportunities ahead’ despite market challenges
The group says FY25 was one of significant progress and that it is on track to deliver its strongest profit growth in the last five years in FY26
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Opinion‘The cavalry is coming’: vibes-minister looks to reclaim the pub from Farage
In an appeal to the voters who have defected to Reform, Andy Burnham has sent a strong signal of his support for the sector, positining pubs as intrinsic to British heritage and working-class culture
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NewsBusiness groups unite against holiday tax
As Edinburgh becomes the first UK city to introduce a holiday tax, a coalition of business, hospitality, tourism, countryside and travel groups have urged the government to rethink the policy
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Analysis & InsightRates cut welcomed, but support ‘shouldn’t stop at pubs’
Many of the larger pub groups have voiced their support for the measure, but others have been more vocal in their frustration that the measure doesn’t go far enough and are calling on the government not to overlook the struggles of restaurants and hotels, and the bigger problem of VAT
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NewsRyan: ‘Business rates cut more generous than it first appears’
The global tax firm says when taken together with support announced earlier this year the new reduction to rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues represents ‘a significant package’
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InterviewsMoto Hospitality: ‘We’re expecting a bumper summer’
CEO Ken McMeikan tells MCA the MSA operator is seeing strong growth this year driven in part by the expansion of its EV infrastructure and a rise in UK staycations